PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW BOARD

TERRITORIAL ARMY COMMISSION : 09 FEB 2014

WRITTEN PAPER
Max Time : 2 Hours

Max Marks : 100

Roll No___________
Marks Awarded
Section 1
Part I

Section 2

Total

Part II

(Not to be filled by the candidate)

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INSTRUCTIONS
1.

No additional sheet will be provided other than the question paper.

2.

Section 1 has two parts - Part I & Part II.

(a)

Part I Essay in English (30 Marks).

(b)

Part II English Comprehension and language (10 Marks).

Section 2 consists of objective type questions (60 Marks).

4.

Erasures and overwriting in objective type questions will not be awarded any marks. Pages not used to be scored out.

5.

There will be no negative marking.

6.

To be eligible to qualify, you must obtain 40% marks each in section 1 and 2 and a minimum 50% aggregate marks.

7.

Two additional papers be provided alongwith each question paper to the candidates and to be stapled.

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SECTION - 1

PART I (Essay)

Q1. Write an essay in about 300 words on any one of the topics mentioned below.

(Marks 30)

What are the salient features of Indias Foreign Policy?

(b)

What is Ination? What is the impact of High Ination on the economy and List out the measures to tackle Ination?

(c)

Explain Energy Security? What is the current status of Indias Energy Security and what are the challenges being faced by the
country in this regard?

(d)

Describe the salient features of MGNREGA.

(e)

Describe the salient features of LOKPAL BILL?

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PART II

ENGLISH COMPREHENSION

(Marks 10)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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In this section, you have one short passage. After each passage, you will nd several questions based on the passage. First, read a passage and
then answer the question based on the passage.

PASSAGE I

(Marks 5)

Anxiety and conscience is a pair of powerful dynamos. Of course, I can only speak for myself: Between them, they have ensured that one shall
work hard, but they cannot ensure that one shall work at anything worthwhile. They are blind forces which drive but do not direct. Fortunately,
I have also been moved by a third motive the wish to see and understand. Curiosity is another motive for action. It is also one of the distinctive characteristics of human nature and contrasted with the natures of non-human animals. All humans have curiosity in some degree and we
also all have it about things which are of no practical use. Curiosity may be focused on anything in the universe, but the spiritual reality of the
phenomena should be the ultimate objective of all curiosity for it to be fruitful. Thanks to my mother my approach to this ultimate objective is
through the story of human affairs.
Q1.

What is the main objective of this passage?

(a) Distinguish between human beings and animals
(b) Project curiosity as a potent motivating factor
(c) Project anxiety and conscience as inadequate motivators
(d) Motivation and spiritual reality

Q2.

A characteristics peculiar to human beings that is referred to is

(a) Superior intelligence
(b) Spirit of inquiry
(c) Capacity to rationalize and analyse
(d) Ability to sift the practical from the impractical

Q3.

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

(a) Animals are as curious as human beings
(b) Curiosity is the only motive for action
(c) People motivated by curiosity do not need other motives to guide them
(d) People motivated by anxiety and conscience alone can be misdirected

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According to the author

(a) Those who have little curiosity are curious about unimportant things.
(b) Apart from humans no other living beings have the gift of curiosity
(c) The highest form of curiosity can be satised by study of human affairs alone
(d) Spiritual reality is the ultimate goal of humans through action

Q5.

The author subscribes to the view

(a) Ones curiosity should focus beyond the faade on the latent meaning of things
(b) Curiosity in an inherent family characteristic.
(c) A study of human affairs is the most effective method of satisfying ones curiosity
(d) In order to motivate, curiosity must be coupled with anxiety and conscience.

Each of these questions consists of a word in CAPITAL letters followed by four choices. Select the word with the most similar meaning.
(Marks 05)
MACABRE
(a) Innocent

(b) Tarried

(c) Gruesome

(d) Pleasing

Q7.

DENOUEMENT
(a) Outcome

(b) Eschew

(c) Action

(d) Character

Q8.

MANACLE
(a) Fetter

(b) Ornament

(c) Spectacles

(d) Order

Q9.

FEIGN
(a) Hesitate

(b) Pretend

(c) Deserve

(d) Attend

(b) Accept

(c) Case

(d) Evaluate

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Q10. ASSAY
(a) Attack

Q6.

SECTION 2

GENERAL AWARENESS

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The rst Muslim ruler who introduced the standing army was:(a) Al-ud-din khilji
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Balban
(d) Firozshah Tughlaq
The God with three heads and horns surrounding by animals, represented on a seal from Mohen-jo-Daro is said to be:(a) Indra
(b) Varuna
(c) Vishnu
(d) Pasupati
Whose reign has been called the Golden Age of the Mughals?
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
The upheaval of 1857 was rst described as the war of independence by:(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Jhansi was annexed to the British Indian territory in 1854 under the:(a) Subsidiary Alliance (b) Mutual Agreement
(c) Passage of a separate Charter (d) Doctrine of Lapse
Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India- whose utterance is this?
(a) Raj Narain Bose
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
The notable feature of Civil Disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi was:(a) Picketing of shops
(b) Mass strike
(c) Arrest of thousand of persons
(d) Wide participation of women
Which one of the following is not a mosquito borne disease?
(a) Dengue Fever
(b) Filariasis
(c) Sleeping Sickness
(d) Malaria
Which of the following is a fertilizer?
(a) Sodium Nitrate
(b) Sodium Carbonate
(c) Sodium Peroxide
(d) Sodium Thiosulphate
Which of the following is also known by the Sahyadri Range?
(a) Shiwaliks
(b) Vindhyas
(c) Eastern Ghats
(d) Western Ghats
Which of the following states in India does not share boundary with Myanmar?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Nagaland
(c) Manipur
(d) Assam
The Garo and Khasi are languages of the state of:(a) Manipur
(b) Tripura
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
The Planning Commission (of India) presided over by the:(a) Prime Minister
(b) Vice President
(c) Union Minister of Planning (d) Union Finance Minister
Which of the following is not a basic industry?
(a) Iron & Steel
(b) Fertilizers
(c) Paper
(d) Cement
A catalyst is a substance which:(a) Stops a chemical reaction
(b) Helps initiate a reaction
(c) Increases the speed of a reaction
(d) Decreases the speed of a reaction
Holding of elections of the Panchayats is decided by the:(a) Election Commission
(b) State Government
(c) District Magistrate
(d) Union Government
National emergency can be declared by the President:(a) On the recommendation of the Prime Minister
(b) On the recommendation of the Parliament
(c) On his own
(d) On the recommendation of the Council of Minister

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(National emergency can be declared by the President on the recommendation of the Union Cabinet)

Q18. Which one of following islands is coral in origin?

(a) Rameshwaram
(b) Nicobar
Q19. William Harvey is known for the discovery of
(a) Blood Circulation (b) Blood Clotting

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(c) Andaman

(d) Lakshadweep

(c) Respiration

(d) Digestion

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Q20. A Social Security Agreement was signed on March 4, 2013 by Overseas Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and Paulo de Sacadura Cabral
Portas, the Foreign Minister of
(a) Spain
(b) Belgium
(c) Portugal
(d) France
Q21. Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme is related to?
(a) Education
(b) Global Warming
(c) Energy Efciency
(d) Bharat Nirman
Q22. London will host which of the following sporting events?
(a) 2018 Winter Olympic
(b) 2017 IAAF World Champion in Athletics
(d) 2016 Twenty 20 World Cup
(c) 2018 Common Wealth Games
Q23. The rst ever day-night full combat and re demonstration was conducted by Indian Air Force at the Pokhran range in Rajasthan on
February 22, 2013. It is called?
(a) Indra
(b) Exercise Malabar
(c) Yudh Abhyas
(d) Iron Fist
Q24. 1000 km long Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline recently, Dabhol is in?
(a) Kerala
(b) Goa
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujrat
Q25. Sitar Legend Ravi Shankar was posthumously awarded the best world music album trophy for
(a) The Living Room sessions Part-1
(b) Set Fire to the Rain
(c) Making Minors
(d) We Found Love
Q26. Which of the following satellites is designed for oceanographic studies?
(a) SAPPHTRE
(b) NEOSSAT
(c) AAUSAT
(d) SARAL
Q27. Who was elected the ninth President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently in April 2013?
(a) Yukia Amano
(b) Takehiko Nakao
(c) Shinzo Abe
(d) Akihito
Q28. Which country will host the 40th G-8 Summit in June 2014?
(a) Canada
(b) UK
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
Q29. Which one of the following countries is not a Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)?
(a) Brazil
(b) France
(c) Maxico
(d) South Africa
Q30. Which of the following terms is not used in the world of Economics/ Finance?
(a) Sinking Fund
(b) Devaluation
(c) Open Door Policy
(d) Privilege Motion
Q31. One rupee currency notes bears the signature of the?
(a) Finance Minister
(b) RIB Governor
(c) Finance Secretary
(d) Chief Economic Adviser
Q32. Fiscal policy is concerned with
(a) Public revenue and expenditure
(b) Issue of currency
(c) Population control
(d) None of these
Q33. New Gas pipeline starts from Azerbaijan to Italy would be Trans-regional co-operation between Asia and Europe. What is the name?
(a) Iran-Pakistan pipeline
(b) (TAP) Trans Adriatic pipeline
(c) Russian-Hungry pipeline
(d) Eurasia pipeline
Q34. How many schedules are there is the Indian Constitution?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 12
Q35. Which company name is based on river name?
(a) Sumsang
(b) Sony Ericsson
(c) Nokia
(d) HTC
Q36. Who drafted the declaration of American independence?
(a) George Washington (b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) John F. Kennedy
Q37. Which country has granted temporary asylum to Edward Joseph Snowden who leaked details of the US programme of mass surveillance
of electronic data?
(a) Ecuador
(b) Hong Kong
(c) China
(d) Russia
Q38. The inaugural World Test Cricket Championship will take place in 2017 in(a) England & Wales (b) West Indies
(c) Australia
(d) India & Pakistan
Q39. Gwadar Port, recently in news, which developed and operated by China handing over by which of the following country?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Pakistan
(c) Afghanistan
(d) China
Q40. Astra which was in news in recent past is the name of a newly developed(a) Air-to-air missile
(b) Battle Tank
(c) Spy-Rocket
(d) Submarine
Q41. The recent CAG reports point out several performances and nancial anomalies in Kol Dham Hydro Electric Power Project. The project
belongs to
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Meghalaya
Q42. For the effective implementation of policies and programmes chartered out in the 12th Five Year Plan, planning commission has come with
a new initiative, IBIN. What is the full form of the same?
(a) India Backbone Initiative Network
(b) India Broader Implementation Network
(c) India Backbone Implementation Norms
(d) India Broad-based Implementation
Q43. The International Mother Earth Day is observed on which of the following dates?
(a) April 20
(b) April 21
(c) April 22
(d) April 23
Q44. Which one of the following countries has topped in the list of countries receiving remittance according to the latest edition of the World
banks Migration and Development Brief?
(a) Nigeria
(b) India
(c) Philipines
(d) China
Q45. Name the person who has been appointed as the vice-chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recently?
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Anil Aggarwal
(c) Sunil Bharti Mittal
(d) Ravi Ruia
Q46. Indian businesses and consumers will soon be able to check the authenticity of a product with the help of a mobile phone application.
Name the application which is being developed by the Interpol?
(a) I-Register
(b) I-Checkit
(c) Info-World
(d) I-Sure
Q47. World Intellectual Property Day is observed on which of the following dates?
(a) April 20
(b) April 21
(c) April 22
(d) April 26

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Q48. In the wake of an alleged fraud by Kolkata-based Saradha group, the central government has ordered a SFIO probe into the matter of
suspected misuse of the public money by various chit fund companies. What is the full form of SFIO?
(a) Serial Fraud Investigation Ofce
(b) Serious Fraud Investigation Ofce
(c) Specic Fraud Investigation Ofce
(d) Stock Fraud Investigation Ofce
Q49. Which of the following countries has become the rst country outside South Asia to legislate against caste discrimination recently?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) UK
(d) Norway
Q50. Union Minister of state for power (independent charge), Jyotiraditya Scindia recently dedicated the third unit of Indira Gandhi Super
Thermal power project at Jharli to the nation. Jharli is located in which of the following state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Rajasthan
Q51. India has acceded to Madrid Protocol which allows Indian companies to register their trademark in____________ countries by lling a
single application
(a) 50
(b) 69
(c) 70
(d) 89
Q52. America experts has alleged Syrian regime of using chemical weapons against the rebel opposition. Samples of which of the following
chemical agents have been traced?
(a) Kolokol-1
(b) Sarin
(c) Ethyl Iodoacetate
(d) Benzyl bromide
Q53. N.N. Vohra has been given an extension of ve years as the governor of which of the following states recently?
(a) Haryana
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Q54. What is the expended form of ECGC as used in banking/nancial sector?
(a) Export Creditors Guarantee Corporation of India
(b) Export Credential Guarantee Corporation of India
(c) Export Credit Garnering Corporation of India
(d) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
Q55. The World Wide Web is celebrating its 20th year in the service. Who among the following had invented the WWW at Cern laboratory 20
years back?
(a) Robert Hooke
(b) Tim Berners-Lee
(c) Zacharias Janssen
(d) VA Shiva Ayyadurai
Q56. Which of the following statement is correct? SX 40 is
(a) The name of a new mid size sedan launched by Maruti Suzuki
(b) The name of a new submarine launched missile developed by DRDO
(c) A newly developed nuclear fusion reactor
(d) The name of the index of MCX-SX
Q57. World Press Freedom Day observed on which of the following dates?
(a) April 29
(b) April 30
(c) May 3
(d) May 5
Q58. Who among the following heads the Cabinet Commission on Investment (CCI) in India?
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Finance Minister
(c) The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
(d) The Governor of RBI
Q59. Star Movie in the month of May 2013 launched which new movie channel?
(a) Star Movies
(b) Star Movies Action
(c) Fox Action Movies
(d) Fox Movies
Q60. What is the name of the Arctic research station of India?
(a) Himadri
(b) Maitri
(c) Bharati
(d) Gangotri

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